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Constant gossip and terrible management. They make you feel unwelcomed and unappreciated, which is why they cycle through so many teachers. They only go out of their way to recognize Lead Teachers, even though half the problems regarding the Teachers and Assistant Teachers could be solved if the Lead Teachers communicated with their Closers!  Also, the Closer/Assisstant Teacher shift is more of a Janitor position; you barely get enough time for the kids to remember your bame. Furthermore, instead of supporting staff during COVID-19, the owners came in to harass staff whether or not they were going to the bars. The overall environment is very toxic and wouldn't recommend anyone work under current management.

I have loved my two years of working at NELC. Putting in the effort and care required of anyone working in childcare can be daunting at times, but the management team goes above and beyond to provide support to all, from part time closers to full time teachers. Days can be long, but are filled with joy and laughter both with the children and coworkers. There can be a lot of turnover, given the field, but strong, positive, supportive people far outnumber those with negative attitudes. There is a strong emphasis on training and additional education opportunities are abundant. Northstar is a place to get started without needing to have a degree, where real life experience is the greatest teacher of all.

while working here I witnessed teachers bully their children into watching jump scare videos, make fun of how they talk, lock kids in the bathroom with lights off and 2 year olds be put on time out for 20+ minutes at a time. Upon bringing this to the directors attention, nothing was done about it. They have endless amounts of women gossiping about absolutely everyone's lives, talking about children's parents and fellow employees. They put you in rooms with no training, expecting the girls in that room to do so but they don't even talk to you, you just kind of figure it out on your own. I tried my best to stay, but in the end I was fired for a pre existing medical condition that I had made them aware of.

Northstar was one of the most unpleasant work environments I’ve ever experienced. At first, everything seems fine—but once management and staff become familiar with you, unprofessional behavior starts to surface. Gossip and negative talk about coworkers, families, and even children were unfortunately common in the office. 

There is also little regard for personal well-being. Sick days were strongly discouraged, and staff were expected to work regardless of circumstances, especially if a room was under ratio. When my grandmother passed away, I was still pressured to come in that same day, which was incredibly disheartening. 

I was in college while I worked there for education but never had experience with children. I thought I would get some type of training but no I was just thrown into it and never had to do any books or courses related to teaching children all cause I was in college classes. Never knew what I was doing and either did the other staff. I was also not paid fairly for all the extra work I did and was asked to do because of staff shortages. I swear every new hire left with in between a week- a month. Nobody stayed long there. The staff was nice and all but it didn’t feel totally genuine.

This is a great daycare. There is good support from other staff members and people usually get around well. Some drama, but that is pretty typical for a daycare and high staff turn around (also typical at this time for a daycare).

Had a lot of fun getting to know community members and teachers I love working with the kids one on one and it help a lot because they weren’t getting frustrated so quickly 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Child care teacher 1 salary reported	$17.00 per hour
Preschool teacher 1 salary reported	$16.50 per hour
Child care center cook 2 salaries reported	$17.00 per hour
Teacher 3 salaries reported	$18.50 per hour
Program specialist 3 salaries reported	$17.50 per hour

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